Thanks- I like the transcriptions you've shared so far.
It has been years since I've written anything down. My ear gets me by, but its also my biggest crutch and makes me lazy. I used to be able to sight read, but have lost most of that ability. Back then I was using it for big band and theater gigs - Real Book, charts, etc. I had stepped away from playing altogether for about a decade, and when I started up with bands again it was all in rock and r&B type contexts. Hate using charts onstage in those settings (what are we, Lawrence Welk?
), and so I'd just sit down with cds/mp3s and blaze through 'em in order to learn the material.
Over the past couple years I've been slowly getting back into reading and theory - mainly because of my sons (one taking violin lessons, the other piano and drums). Been wanting to start keys lessons for myself, but haven't taken the plunge yet. Soon...